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RIGHT TO DIGNITY


E.2. RAPE & SEXUAL ABUSE


The U.N. Study declares, "Rape is extreme abuse of women's physical and mental integrity and of their dignity. In many varying religious and traditional cultures the aggressor is unpunished if he marries his victim. Such amnesty effectively lowers the age of marriage as in Mexico, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Peru, Uruguay, or Korea. Religions may insist on free consent but, by giving low esteem to women, may indirectly help such abuse. The caste system also favors sexual abuse as low caste Dalit women and girls experience, for example in Kashmir."

The organizations listed below address these and other issues on E.2. Rape & Sexual Abuse. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on E.2. Rape & Sexual Abuse.

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Women's NGO'S
Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development (APWLD)
MADRE
Equality Now
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed Institute
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

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Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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